{"product_id":"the-rhythmic-structure-of-music-paperback","title":"The Rhythmic Structure of Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGrosvenor Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this influential book on the subject of rhythm, the authors develop a theoretical framework based essentially on a Gestalt approach, viewing rhythmic experience in terms of pattern perception or groupings. Musical examples of increasing complexity are used to provide training in the analysis, performance, and writing of rhythm, with exercises for the student's own work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is a path-breaking work, important alike to music students and teachers, but it will make profitable reading for performers, too.\"-\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"When at some future time theories of rhythm . . . are . . . as well understood, and as much discussed as theories of harmony and counterpoint . . . they will rest in no small measure on the foundations laid by Cooper and Meyer in this provocative dissertation on the rhythmic structure of music.\"-\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \". . . . a significant, courageous and, on the whole, successful attempt to deal with a very controversial and neglected subject. Certainly no one who takes the time to read it will emerge from the experience unchanged or unmoved.\"-\u003ci\u003eJournal of Music Theory\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The late GROSVENOR W. COOPER, author of \u003ci\u003eLearning to Listen\u003c\/i\u003e, was professor of music at the University of California at Santa Cruz.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 221\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.95 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 1963\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454517166258,"sku":"9780226115221","price":70.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d2548a92e4bdb1a4edd3de252351cd40.webp?v=1778853218","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-rhythmic-structure-of-music-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}